Point Of Books Illuminated (White Road Chronicles #1)
Title | : | Illuminated (White Road Chronicles #1) |
Author | : | Jackie Castle |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 342 pages |
Published | : | December 4th 2012 by Castle Library Publishing (first published January 1st 2012) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Christian Fiction. Fiction. Christian. Young Adult |
Jackie Castle
Kindle Edition | Pages: 342 pages Rating: 4.06 | 215 Users | 40 Reviews
Narration Toward Books Illuminated (White Road Chronicles #1)
Alyra, mockingly known as Princess, was captured at an early age by the evil ruler, Darnel, and brought up in the dark land of Racah. At the age of seventeen, she considers herself nothing special. She has no recollection of who she is or where she came from. Her hope of ever finding freedom dims.Until the messenger arrives. Until he brings to light the meaning behind the medallion she's kept hidden. Until she accepts the blinding truth.
Now she flees for her life.
Alyra’s journey leads her down a narrow road with strange traveling companions. Together, they encounter a kingdom where nothing is what it first seems.
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Edition Language: | English |
Series: | White Road Chronicles #1 |
Rating Of Books Illuminated (White Road Chronicles #1)
Ratings: 4.06 From 215 Users | 40 ReviewsNotice Of Books Illuminated (White Road Chronicles #1)
A Brilliant TaleA masterfully written tale that conceals and reveals truth within an engaging story. A mirror to our own willfulness and struggles to trust the One who loves us first and loves us best. An excellent read!NOTE: This review is for the updated version of "Illuminated". See hereWhat a beautiful story about finding your "destiny"! A definite resemblance to A Pilgrim's Progress, but with some unexpected twists! There were moments when I would cry, cringe, groan, and even laugh. I simply love the main characters. One of my personal favorite is Lotari the Centaur. You do not get many "memorable centaur characters, even in Chronicles of Narnia, and this one stuck to me the most, besides the adorable
Princess knows she doesnt belong here and fights and rebels when she can against the evil King who rules. The one thing keeping her sane the disk shes had since being here. She knows shes different. Then a new batch of workers arrive and among them a reluctant messenger who tells her of the place where theres a good King who shes met before but has forgotten. She goes on a journey to find that kingdom and makes some friends and enemies along the way. Her journey is long but fruitful and she
DNF at 8%. I thought I was much further along than that. I probably picked the book up a dozen times and struggled through a handful of pages each time.Princess never came alive to me. Her backstory was coming out in fits and bursts that were not helping (like, she has memory trouble, but from how far back? Who, exactly, does she get along with, and who does she not?).I liked the Christian undertones, but I could not get into the story.
Oh. Wow. I read the sample from Amazon on my (brand-new) kindle and immediately added it to my "buy as soon as possible list."Not something that usually happens with me.This story is absolutely gorgeous. Each character is unique and amazingly well crafted, and at no point did I drift into "Ugh-this-chapter-is-so-boring-but-I-have-to-read-it-so-I-get-what's-happening" land. I must say, Stitch, Crystal, Katrina, Issah, Jerin, Lotari and even Tarek were my favorite characters. (And of course,
****This Review May Contain Some Spoilers****I stumbled on this trilogy when I found the third book, which immediately caught my attention for two reasons. First, it was a true Christian fantasy complete with fantastic creatures and even magical abilities. Second, it came with centaurs. I was impressed to find a Christian author who dared to go beyond the current Christian fantasy standard of dragons (who may or may not be evil) and use more mythological elements. And then the description for
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